Combination mirror and illuminating device



v ig. 7, 1928.VN l,680,062 w. J. NEWTON COMBINATION MIRROR ANOILLUMINATING DEVICE Filed Feb. 24, 1925 A TTORNEY I Patented Aug. 7,192s.

WILLIAM J'. NEWTON, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TOMETBOIPOLITANELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANYpOF LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK.

COMBINATION MIRROR AND ILLUMINATING DEVICE. v

Application flled February 24, 1925.. Serial No.711,299.

"llhis invention relates to a mirror with illuminating device, adaptedto be employed tor a variety of purposes, but more `especially adaptedfor use as a shaving or makev up mirror.

An object ofthe linvention is to provide a mirror, a lamp,and areflector combined with each other in such manner that .only redectedrays of light from the lampv can l@ strike an article or body directlyin front ont the mirror., l

` A further object is to provide a mirror having an illuminating deviceso arranged that only reflected rays of light can emanate i5 from theilluminating device to strike an article or body in frontof and -atabout the elevation-of the mirror. y

A further object is t0 provide a 'mirror having an illuminating devicea's just stated 2n so located with respect to the mirror that an eye eta user of the mirror can be located at the front ofsaid mirror inposition to be clear of all rays of light from said illuminating devicewhile an object to be viewed 'is in liront of said mirror, and close toor far from said eye, in the path of rays ohlight emanating from saidilluminating device.

A further object is to provide a shaving or make-up mirror including alamp with au redector adapted to throw approximately all rays ot lightfrom said lamp upon a part of the body of a user of the mirror and clearof said users eyes.

A further object is to provide in combina- 35, tion, an ordinary mirrorand an illuminatingl device consisting of a lamp and a reiiector, and tolocate the mirror, lamp and reliector with respect toeach other (1) sothat direct rays of light from the lamp canno nOt strilrean article orbody directly in front of the mirror, and (2) so that all rays of lightfrom lsaid lamp can be projected by said `redentor upon said article orbody.

A further object isto provide a mirror aa having a lamp at the rear ofits lower portion, and having a reiiector, within the con P fines ofwhich the lamp is situated, vextending from the location of said lamp,downwardly and forwardly, and terminating at no a location beneath andspaced from the lower edge of said niirror,.whereby when the lamp islighted rays of light will strike said reiiector and b e projected froma location at the rear of said mirror to the general location of spaceat the front thereof and at 'about the elevation of the mirror.

And a still further object is to provide a simple, novel, andinexpensive article of manufacture in which all of the features andcharacteristics of the invention as aboveioutlined are incorporated.

With these objects` in view, as well as others which will appear as thespecication proceeds, .the invention comprises the construction,arrangement and combination oi' Iparts as no w to be fully described andas hereinafter to be specifically claimed, it being understood that thedisclosure herein is susl merely illustrative of principle and meant inno way in a limiting sense, changes in details of construction andarrangement of parts being permissible so long as within thespirit ofthe invention and the scope of the appended claims.

In theaccompanying drawing forming a part of this speciiication, h

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an article of manufacture which includesin its structure the mirror and illuminating device;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 in Figs. 1 and 3; and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 in Figs. 1 and 2.

With respect to the drawing, 10 is a mirror, 11 a lamp, 12 a reflector,and 13 is a frameby which the mirror, lamp and reflector are carried.

Ars disclosed, the frame is rectangular, consisting of parallel spacedapart side walls, denoted 14 and 15, and parallel spaced apart topf andbottom walls, denoted 16 and 1 The front and rear spaces between thewalls are open. Preferably, the frame 13 is composed of a single stripof sheet metal, bent at the three locations 18 to provide the 14-17 and17-15 thereof, and having its ends secured together as by the rivets 19to rovide the meeting edge between the walls 15-16, although thearrangement could be otherwise.

The mirror 10 is situated in the upper portion of the frame 13 at itsfront, and the lamp 11 is at the rear of the lower'portion of the mirrorand within the connes of the reector 12 which extends downwardly andmeeting edges between the -walls 16-14, l

forwardly from the locationrof thelamp and the rear of the frame andterminates at the as denoted at 25,

` ling the distance between per straight front terminal or vclearly inFigs. 1 and 3, the

front of the bottom wall of the frame at -a distance from the lower edgeof the mirror.

More specilicallythe walls 16, 14 and 15 of the frame 13 have upon theirfront edges inwardly extending flanges, denoted 20, 21 and 22,respectively, which fit over the marginal portions of the mirror at itstop and sides. c

The reflector is at its upper port-lon of general cylindrical shape,including an upedge 23 with forwardly and upwardly disposed way orpocket 24 integral with the reflector and receiving the lower marginalportion of the mirror to hold the upper edge of said mirror against theinner face of the top wall 16 of the frame. v

A portion of the reflector above its upper front terminal or edge 23 isflat and vertical, to engage a substantial portion of' the rear face ofthe mirror and thus fix, with the aid of the flanges 20, 21 and 22 andthe way or pocket 24, the position of" the mirror in the frame.

The upper end of the flat, vertical'part 25 of the reflector merges in a'part-cylinder 26 extending to the rear of the walls 14 and 15 of theframe, as denoted at 27, and at this location 27 the part-cylinder 26merges in a flat, parabolic surface 28 curving gently, downwardly andforwardly, the frame and terminating the mirror at wall 17 of the Thereflector part of the lower directly below the front edge of the bottomframe.

is desirably of length equalthe side walls 14 and 15 of the frame, andits position in the `frame as described is partially insured by itsengagement with the mirror. trated, the portions ofthe opposite ends ofthe reflector adjacent the location 27 have integral right-angle ears 29secured by rivets 30 to the walls the lower, front terminal or saidreflector is riveted' at edge portion of the bottom wall 17 of theframe. .t

The lamp y11, which can be'an electric lamp, cylinder 26 of edge portionof 31 to thefront ordinary is situated within the partthe reflector andat the rear portion of the mirror, said lamp desirably being at thecenter of said part-cylinder and adjacent the flat, vertical portion25iofthe reflector, As shown more lamp socket 32 is fixed\in anysuitable manner in an opening 33 in the wall 15 of the frame. 34 is aframe, and 35 is a lead wire of electric current '(not diskey beyond theto a source closed).

- Clearly, the relative arran ement of the m1rror, 'I

lamp and reflector cou d be different to the front of As illusb 14 and15, respectively, and y a m1rror, a lamp,

from the arrangement shown, and the reflec-A tor could be of somedifferent configuration, perhaps more suitable for some particularpurpose. Iv have found, however, that an arrangement of the elementsabout as illustrated is very satisfactory when the purpose for-which themiror is employed is that of shaving or making-up.

The mirror, lamp, and reflector herein are constructed and situated withrespect to each other so that direct rays of light from the lamp whenlighted cannot strike an article or body in front of and at about theelevation of the mirror, but so that' approximately all rays of' lightfrom said lamp will be projected by said reflector upon said article or'body; that is to say,

light from said lamp will be projected rom a location at the rear ofsaid mirror to the general location of s ace at the front thereof and atabout the e evation of the mirror. Evidently, when the mirror is usedfor shaving or up purposes, the eye of a user of the mirror, when thisis considered convenient or desirable, can be positioned to be clear ofall reflected rays while a part of the body of said user other than saideye, to be viewed through the mirror, is in the path of said rays. Or,any article at the front of the mirror .might be viewed therein by aneye without the border line` of the reflected rays of light from theilluminating device.

In the practice of the present invention, the reflected rays of lightfrom the illuminating device are projected or concentrated upon anarticle or body in front of the mirror to very sharply and clearlydefine the image in the mirror. In fact,the light imparted to an articleor body, when using a lampof medium strength, is quite acute,

eyfl at close range and in the clearest of day 1g t. I

Having thus fully described the invention, what I 'claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is :l

1. An article of manufacture, comprising and areflector, and al framecarrymg said mirror, 4lamp and reflector, said frame including flangesat its front engaging .the marginal portions of the front face of themirror at `the top and sides of the makingmlrror, said reflector beingat the rear of the lower portion of said mirror and including a pocketin which the. lower edge of the mirror rests, and said reflector alsoincluding a flat, vertical portion engaging a substantial part of thelower portion of the rear faceof the mirror to fix, with the aid of theflanges of the frame and the pocket of the reflector, the position ofthe mirror inthe frame, the lat, vertical portion of the reiiectormerging in a part-cylinder thereof which extends about a part of saidlamp, and said part-cylinder of said reflector merging in a fiat,parabolic surface extending downwardiy and forwardly in the frame andterrninating at a. location below and spaced from the lower edge of saidmirror.

2. rlhe combination as specified in claim l,

wherein the framelis rectangular, and means for securing the parabolicsurface of the re- 10 fiector in said frame.

Signed at Bridgeport, in the county of Faireld, and State ofConnecticut, this 20th day of February, A. D. 1925. 4

WILLIAM J. NEWTON.

